Definition of Antivenin. Meaning of Antivenin. Synonyms of Antivenin

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Definition of Antivenin

Antivenin
Antivenin An`ti*ve"nin, n. [Written also antivenen, antivenine.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom.

Meaning of Antivenin from wikipedia

- Antivenom, also known as antivenin, venom antiserum, and antivenom immunoglobulin, is a specific treatment for envenomation. It is composed of antibodies...
- polyvalent immune Fab (ovine), sold under the brandname CroFab, is a snake antivenin, indicated for North American crotalid (rattlesnake, copperhead and cottonmouth/water...
- and maintaining an antivenom supply, means that antivenom (also called "antivenin") production in the United States has ceased. According to Pfizer, the...
- bite being somewhat low. The venom is highly neurotoxic, and no known antivenin is currently available for this species. Any bite or spit-spra**** venom...
- Production of this antivenin ceased by 2000 and the product was unavailable by 2004. A Mexican-produced antivenin, Anascorp [Antivenin Centruroides (scorpion)...
- this species in the 1950s, and only one has been reported since Wyeth antivenin became available for it in the 1960s. The snakes have a mortality rate...
- the production of coral snake antivenin has been discontinued for several years. Prior to the availability of antivenin, the fatality rate of coral snake...
- March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021. "Antivenin (Micrurus fulvius equine origin) North American Coral Snake Antivenin". Pfizer Hospital US. Archived from...
- Report, Snakes & Scorpions in Iraq & Antivenin Sources.pdf Venomous Snakes and Scorpions in Iraq, and Their Antivenin Sources[dead link] at 311th Human Systems...
- severe hy****nsitivity reactions including anaphylaxis to scorpion antivenin are possible. Scorpion stings are a public health problem, particularly...